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Mar 2, 2009: Grand Ole Opry member Ernie Ashworth dies at the Trousdale Medical Center in Hartsville, Tennessee. Among a handful of hits, he scored a #1 single with “Talk Back Trembling Lips”

Mar 2, 2009: [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]George Jones[/lastfm] holds a groundbreaking ceremony for the Possum Holler Bed & Breakfast at the Country Crossing Resort in Dothan, Alabama

Mar 2, 2009: [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Tracy Byrd[/lastfm] is honored with a resolution in the Texas Legislature in Austin for his philanthropy in the Beaumont area

Mar 2, 2009: [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Exile[/lastfm] receives a citation from the Kentucky state legislature in Frankfort recognizing the group for its “extraordinary talent”

Mar 2, 2008: [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Toby Keith[/lastfm] performs “American Soldier” on the ABC-TV series “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”

Mar 2, 2008: [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Eddy Arnold[/lastfm] breaks his hip when he falls on the driveway at his Brentwood, Tennessee, home

Mar 2, 2007: [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Joe Nichols[/lastfm] performs “I’ll Wait For You” and “Wings Of A Dove” at the funeral for Anna Nicole Smith in the Bahamas

Mar 2, 2007: [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Kix Brooks[/lastfm] reads “The Stinky Cheese Man” to students at Nashville’s Carter Elementary School. Also reading for the kids: [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Tim McGraw[/lastfm] keyboard player Jeff McMahon

Mar 2, 2007: Pop singer [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]John Waite[/lastfm] makes his Grand Ole Opry debut, performing “Missing You” with [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Alison Krauss[/lastfm] at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry House

Mar 2, 2007: The state of Colorado observes [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]George Strait[/lastfm] Day

Mar 2, 2007: [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Lynn Anderson[/lastfm]‘s “Rose Garden” gets a spin in a car scene as the Jake Gyllenhaal movie “Zodiac” debuts in theaters. Also buried in the film: [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Anne Murray[/lastfm]‘s “Snowbird,” plus music by [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Marvin Gaye[/lastfm], [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Johnny Mathis[/lastfm], [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Isaac Hayes[/lastfm] and [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]The Animals[/lastfm]

Mar 2, 2007: [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]LeAnn Rimes[/lastfm] earns a platinum album for her “Greatest Hits”

Mar 2, 2006: Former “American Idol” winner [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Carrie Underwood[/lastfm] returns to the FOX-TV show to perform “Jesus, Take The Wheel”

Mar 2, 2006: [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Eric Church[/lastfm]‘s first video, for “How ‘Bout You,” debuts on CMT

Mar 2, 2005: [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Ronnie Milsap[/lastfm] hooks up with [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Phil Vassar[/lastfm] on dual pianos to perform the [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Ray Charles[/lastfm] classic “What’d I Say” during a Country Radio Seminar showcase at Nashville’s The Stage. Their backup singers are [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Sara Evans[/lastfm], [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Rebecca Lynn Howard[/lastfm] and [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Carolyn Dawn Johnson[/lastfm]

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